Harnessing the power of women. What Martin Parkinson can offer Malcolm Turnbull
If Turnbull wants to really unleash Australia's potential, he should hire Martin Parkinson.
Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins is economics editor of the SMH and an economic columnist for The Age. His books include Gittins' Guide to Economics, Gittinomics and The Happy Economist.
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'Don't worry' budget plan is built on bracket creep
Ross Gittins "Bracket creep" will help rein in the budget deficit for a government unwilling to raise taxes
Future for coal is more uncertain than economists would have you believe
Ross Gittins It's clear Australia will have to lift its game if we're not to be seen as global bludgers.
Malcolm Turnbull's tax reform striptease has started
Ross Gittins It's time to start ruling out some of the options even if business doesn't like it.
How governments can encourage innovation
Ross Gittins What can governments do to encourage innovation? Well, as we learnt this week, Malcolm Turnbull can think of $1.1 billion-worth of things to do.
Broken public service leads to broken governance
Ross Gittins There's no bigger question in politics today than why our governance has become so bad.
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Australian economy's miraculous escape or just maths?
Ross Gittins There was a risk of recession, and then there wasn't. What an exciting week it's been for lovers of thrills and spills in the economy.
Let's not repeat our many competition stuff-ups post the Harper review
Ross Gittins We'll see how many of Harper's braver proposals are actually implemented. Most of them are up to the premiers, not the feds.
GDP might be lower but it might not hurt
Ross Gittins Population is sometimes overlooked as a key factor in our prosperity.
Lower tax dream feeds budget deficit
Ross Gittins The sooner Malcolm Turnbull kills off the lower-taxes pipe dream, the better he'll be able to manage the nation's affairs.
Don't buy the China doom and gloom stories just yet
Ross Gittins Is the Chinese economy slowing down or melting down? You don't have to go far to find answers.
Policy debate's death by 1000 lobbyists
Ross Gittins Ken Henry can't recall a time when the debate about public policies has been poorer. I can't either and the media is part of the problem.
Tax reformers forget budget repair
Ross Gittins Nothing about Malcolm Turnbull's rhetoric suggests he's headed for a budget neutral package.
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Emissions hold key to economic and environmental harmony
Ross Gittins Amazing work from CSIRO gives reason to hope we can grow our economy without harming the environment.
Economists propose same old, same old on tax reform
Ross Gittins If Malcolm Turnbull wants policy reforms that make the economy more innovative and agile, he should think long and hard before accepting advice from the economists in Treasury and the accountants in...
Pay divides us as economy shifts into manual
Ross Gittins A lot of people worry about the bad economic consequences of the digital revolution.
Malcolm Turnbull needs to ignore big business
Ross Gittins The new Prime Minister needs to look past the ''reform'' rent-seekers and swallow his ego if he is to succeed.
Buttressing the financial pillars of our economy
Ross Gittins The Turnbull government's response to recommendations of the Murray inquiry into the financial system errs on the timid side.
Banks ponder next game with interest
Ross Gittins Actual mortgage interest rates have fallen from 7.1 per cent to 4.7 per cent over the past five years, but let one bank – Westpac – increase its rate by 0.
Job shedding has eased a little but now women are going back to work
Ross Gittins The worst contributor to unemployment - businesses shedding jobs - has fallen back a little, to have its place taken by more hopeful contributors - former workers re-entering the market.
